Diddy is hopeful, but the judges appear unconvinced.
Around 10 months ago, disgraced hip-hop mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs was sentenced to a 50-month prison sentence.
Today, his lawyers presented his plea before an Appeals court, questioning both his conviction for ‘transportation to engage in prostitution’ and his sentencing.
Diddy is appealing his conviction, with the defense arguing that his “freak-offs” were filmed adult movies protected by the First Amendment, according to TMZ.
His team is also arguing that his 50-month sentence is out of line with sentencing guidelines — they say the typical… pic.twitter.com/HBENRaiD2J
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Reuters reported:
“A lawyer for Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs said on Thursday judges should not be allowed to consider conduct relating to charges for which a defendant has been acquitted in determining a sentence, urging an appeals court to overturn the hip-hop mogul’s conviction on prostitution charges and his prison sentence.
‘This case presents an important issue about a respect for jury verdicts and public confidence in our criminal justice system’, defense lawyer Alexandra Shapiro told the Manhattan-based 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals during arguments in an appeal by Combs of his conviction and sentence of four years and two months in prison.”
Judge in Sean “Diddy” Combs’ appeal says they’ll issue their decision later as in all cases.
He said the “exceptionally difficult case” “is a question of first impression, not only for this court, but apparently for any federal court of appeals in the country.” pic.twitter.com/GfHD0Fv54g
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ABC News reported:
“A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals appeared skeptical on Thursday of Sean Combs’ argument that his prison sentence should be reduced because the judge unlawfully punished Combs as if he had been found guilty of more serious crimes.”
[…] Combs is serving a four-year prison sentence, which defense attorney Alexandra Shapiro said treats him as if he had been convicted of the more serious counts. She urged the appeals court to reduce the sentence ‘to ensure that not guilty really means not guilty’.”
The appellate judges deemed it constitutional for judge Arun Subramanian to consider ‘all of Combs’ conduct in establishing a sentence’.
“’We have two women who were plied with drugs to participate in this, one of whom became an opioid addict, so doesn’t that support the reasonableness of this?’ Judge M. Miller Baker asked.”
Diddy’s lawyer Alexandra Shapiro: “The judge acknowledged that he had been acquitted. But that’s not enough. That’s just makeweight.”
Judge: “It’s a rather disparaging characterization, and I want to understand what you mean by it.”
“That’s not what I mean, just to be clear.” pic.twitter.com/rek2SPNH2R
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